May 22, 2018– a group of delegations led by H.E. Dr. Suvit Maesincee, Minister of Science and Technology visited to the laboratories of NSTDA. The delegations includes a 7-year-old Jirat “Copter” Sumitmoh, the winner of a popular “Super 10” TV program and teachers from Bangkok Christian College School. The group was welcomed by Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, President of NSTDA, NSTDA/ BIOTEC executives and researchers.
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The delegations visited 3 BIOTEC labs which includes:- Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), a non-profit center which preserves biological resources such as bacteria and fungi. TBRC also focuses on the utilization of bioresource for food and medicine production.- Genomic Research Lab which covers population genetics, evolutionary and functional genomics.- Microarray Laboratory which develops the novel methods to detect diseases of plants, animals and various pathogens.
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This visit was part of the project aiming to trigger Thai children’s interest in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Education: STEM Education) and inspire “the scientists” in children. The project also aims to provide young children opportunities to exercise their scientific thinking and apply what they learn to real-life experiences in response to Thailand 4.0 development policy.